Study of Count Coughs in Subjects With Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections

February 20, 2013 updated by: Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer

A Methodology Study to Assess Cough Counts in Subjects With Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections

The objectives of this study are: a) to assess the feasibility and sensitivity of manually count cough bouts over a 4-hour period; b) to assess the effects of buckwheat honey and guaifenesin 400 mg immediate release tablets compared to placebo on the frequency and severity of acute cough due to upper respiratory tract infection and c) to evaluate the correlation between cough bout frequency and subjective assessments of cough severity. The hypotheses to be tested is that 10 ml of buckwheat honey and 400 mg of immediate release guaifenesin will significantly reduce the frequency and severity of cough compared to placebo over a 4-hour evaluation period.

Study Overview

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

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265

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Indiana
      • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46240
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
    • Kentucky
      • Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40509
        • Pfizer Investigational Site

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male or female subjects at least 18 years of age and in generally good health who are experiencing an acute upper respiratory infection of 10 days or less in duration;
  • Subjects currently have acute cough self-rated as at least moderate due to an acute Upper Respiratory Infection (URTI) (i.e., cold or flu) as established by a study physician, nurse practitioner, or physician's assistant;
  • Subjects who have > 5 cough bouts during the 30 minute baseline assessment period

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects who have acute, subchronic, or chronic cough due to any condition other than a URTI as established by the Investigator, nurse practitioner, or physician's assistant, in accordance with the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Cough. Special attention should be paid to highly prevalent conditions commonly presenting with cough such as asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) (N.B. Subjects with exercise-induced asthma may be eligible for the study as long as they have not experienced an episode of asthma within 24 hours of enrollment)
  • In the opinion of a study physician, nurse practitioner, or physician's assistant, subjects with sinusitis or who have a history of (within the past 2 years) frequent clinically significant sinusitis;
  • Subjects with a history (within the last 3 years) of alcohol abuse (i.e., consuming greater than or equal to 3 alcoholic drinks/day on a regular basis) or substance abuse (i.e., ingesting/smoking marijuana more than once a week at any time during the past 6 months or using any other recreational drug more than once during the past 6 months). (Note: One "drink" of alcohol=1 oz. liquor, 6 oz wine, 12 oz. beer.);

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Drug: Placebo
One placebo tablet administered orally as a single dose
Experimental: Guaifenesin
Drug: Guaifenesin
One 400 mg immediate release tablet administered orally as a single dose
Experimental: Buckwheat Honey
Other: Buckwheat Honey
10 mL administered orally as a single dose

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Cough Bouts Over 4-hour Postdose Period
Time Frame: 0 to 4 hours postdose
Cough bouts defined as one or several cough sounds occurring after one inspiration (one explosive bout between inspiration and expiration). Audio recordings made of participants during 4-hour period after dosing. Based on audio recordings, a trained cough counter counted and recorded the number of cough bouts.
0 to 4 hours postdose

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Cough Bouts Over 2-hour Postdose Period
Time Frame: 0 to 2 hours postdose
Cough bouts defined as one or several cough sounds occurring after one inspiration (one explosive bout between inspiration and expiration). Audio recordings made of participants during first 2 hours postdose. Based on audio recordings, a trained cough counter counted and recorded the number of cough bouts.
0 to 2 hours postdose
Number of Cough Bouts Within Each 15-minute Time Interval Postdose
Time Frame: every 15 minutes postdose up to 240 minutes postdose
Cough bouts defined as one or several cough sounds occurring after one inspiration (one explosive bout between inspiration and expiration). Audio recordings made of participants during 4-hour (240-minute) period after dosing. Based on audio recordings, a trained cough counter counted and recorded the number of cough bouts in 15 minute intervals.
every 15 minutes postdose up to 240 minutes postdose
Change From Baseline in Cough Severity Scale
Time Frame: 1, 2, 3, and 4 hours postdose
Participant's self-assessment of cough severity using a 4-point categorical scale (0 = none; no cough present, 1 = mild; cough present but with minimal awareness, easily tolerated, 2 = moderate; cough definitely present and bothersome, but tolerable, or 3 = severe; cough was hard to tolerate; may have caused interference with daily activities and sleeping). Change from baseline derived by subtracting post baseline cough severity from baseline cough severity. Change from baseline values could have ranged from -1.0 to 3.0 with higher values indicative of greater improvement.
1, 2, 3, and 4 hours postdose
Number of Participants With Global Evaluation of Study Medication
Time Frame: 4 hours postdose or early termination

Participant-rated evaluation of study product; Participants responded to the following question:

"How would you rate this product as a cough reliever?" 0=poor, 1=fair, 2=good, 3=very good, and 4=excellent
4 hours postdose or early termination

Other Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Participant With Cough Severity
Time Frame: Baseline
Participant's self-assessment of cough severity using 4-point categorical scale (0 = none; no cough present, 1 = mild; cough present but with minimal awareness, easily tolerated, 2 = moderate; cough definitely present and bothersome, but tolerable, or 3 = severe; cough was hard to tolerate; may have caused interference with daily activities and sleeping). Participants were eligible for study if severity of cough at baseline was at least moderate.
Baseline

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Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer

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January 1, 2010

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February 1, 2010

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February 1, 2010

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February 2, 2010

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February 4, 2010

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February 25, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 20, 2013

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February 1, 2013

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  • GG-09-06
  • B4361001

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